Sexual Plant Reproduction

Microspore derived embryogenesis.- Gene expression during microsporogenesis.- Gene expression during pollen development.- Cytological techniques to assess pollen quality.- Megasporogenesis and megagametogenesis.- The angiosperm stigma.- Transport mechanisms of pollen - a short review.- Pollen capture, adhesion and hydration.- Pollen tube emission, organization and tip growth.- The cytoskeleton of pollen grains and pollen tubes.- Sporophytic and gametophytic self-incompatibility.- Application of in vitro pollination and fertilization techniques for breeding and genetic manipulation of Lilium.- Pollen tube entrance in the embryo sac and fertilization.- Preferential fertilization: data and strategy for molecular analysis.- Effects of gametophytic selection on the genetic structure of populations.- The isolation of sperm cells, their microinjection into the egg apparatus and methods for structural analysis of the injected cells.- Micromanipulation and in vitro fertilization with single pollen grains and isolated gametes of maize.- In situ and in vitro aspects of embryo-ovule interactions in intra - and interspecific beet crosses.- Stress effects on the male gametophyte.- Mature pollen and its impact on plant and man.- Pollen for monitoring environmental pollution.- Sound propagation in the natural environment, animal acoustic communication and possible impact for pollination.- Confocal laser scanning microscopy and its applications in research on sexual plant reproduction.- Author index.